Ash-sifter.



a: m, Fig. l.

w the receptacle.

UNITED STATES JACOB GIiANTZ, or PHILADELPHIA,

Patented September 29, 1903.

: PATENT OFFICE.

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- AsH-SI'FTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 740,268, dated September29, 1903.

Application filed April 29, 1902. 7 Serial No. 105,210. (No model.) d

My invention consists of an ash-sitter em-' bodying a receptacle, a lidtherefor, a sieve, a rod connected with said sieve, and'slotted plateswhich are secured to said receptacle.

and form bearings for the ends ofsaid rod wherebythe sieve may bereciprocated or shaken and the weight of the sieve sustained in the mainon said plates.

It also consists of novel means on the receptacle for supporting andreinforcing said plates whereby they are enabled to sustain the severestrain to which they will be subjected during the use of the sieve.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of an ash-sitter embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof on line tion ofa portion on line y 3 Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a receptacle. B designates ascreen at the top of the same,havinga peripheral bead C, which is freelysupported on the top bead D of said receptacle, and E designates the lidof the device, the same being fitted on the top of the sieve. Connectedwith said sieve is the horizontally-extending rod or bar F, whose endportions pass through the side walls of.

said sieve and project beyond'the same, as at G H. V

I J designates castings .or plates, which are secured to the upperportion of the receptacle A adjacent to the bead D, said'plates havingtherein the horizontally extending slots K, corresponding to similarones in the receptacle, one end of each slot being in communication withthe vertical recess L in the bead D, corresponding to a similar recessin This forms L-shaped slots be ad by which the ends of the rod F may Jand mitted into the slots K of the plates reciprocated therein, by whichprovision the ashes maybe sifted, the fine particles thereof Fig. 3represents a vertical sec- I then dropping into the receptacle, whilethe coal and cinders remain in the sieve B,it being noticed that whilethe beads C D are in contact and the weight of the sieve is in a measuretransmitted by the bead Cnpon the bead D the ends of the rod F, bearingupon the base-walls of the'slots K, also receive some of the weight ofthe sieve and transmits the same to said walls, and thus the plates Jact as reinforces for the receptacle and additional bearings for thesieve, so that breaking down of the upper portion of the receptacle,where the ends G H of the rod F have their play, is prevented.

M designates the bottom of a receptacle, on the periphery of which isthe downwardiyprojecting flange N, between which and the base-ring P ofthe device is a recess or groove which receives the lower end of thereceptacle A,-s aid flange N and base being secured together, forming afirm and strong support for the bottom portion of the receptacle.

Q designates strips of resilient material, such as steel,which arevertically disposed on the exterior of the receptacle A, one end of eachof said strips being firmly connected with the receptacle by rivets orother means, as at R, and the other end is freely contained in thesockets S, which are secured to the upper portion of the receptacle, bywhich provision said strips are permitted to have a vertical play insaid sockets, it being noticed that the strips are bowed outwardly andform guards around the receptacle, so that when the latter is in use anyblows or hard usage imparted to the device are received by the strips,which, as is evident, yield snfificiently as cushions, thus preventingbattering of or injuryto the receptacle. Where the strips Q are belowthe plates J, the sockets therefor are located under said plates, thusalso bracing the latter.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the general spirit of my invention, it being evident thatthe device is serviceable for sifting articles other than ashes, towhich latter, therefore, I do not limit myself.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-'=- 'play therein during the reciprocationof the sleve.

2. In a sitter, a receptacle having a bead, with slots in the bead andadjacent wall of the receptacle, slotted plates secured to the sides ofsaid receptacle at opposite places, the slots of said plates being in.communication with the slots in the wall of the receptacle, com: binedwith a sieve, rods projecting from the side wall of said sieve andadapted to enter the slots of and be seated on said plates, and

means on said receptacle for supporting and reinforcing said plates andhead from below. 3. In a sitter, areceptaclehaving a slotted bead at itsupper end and coincident slots in its side Wall, slotted plates securedto the sides of said receptacle at diametrically opposite points withthe slots of said plates in communication with the slots in 'the wall ofthe receptacle, combined with a sieve having a bead resting upon thebead of the receptacle, a rod passed through said sieve and seated onsaid plates and passed through the slots of the bead, and means forsupporting and reinforcing said plates.

4:- In asifter,a receptacle having peripheral bead withoppositelydisposed vertical recesses and with horizontally-disposedslots beneath said bead, plates secured to said receptacle and havinghorizontal slots communicating with the slots of the receptacle andporting said plates.

JACOB GLANTZ.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, C. D. MoVAY.

